Elections in Russia

Moscow mayor urges return of governor elections in Russia

MOSCOW, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has said Russia should reinstate direct elections for governors in the regions as a more democratic method of selecting regional leaders. Speaking live on Russian...

Russian liberals set up pro-Kremlin party

Russian liberals launched a pro-Kremlin political party on Sunday promising to defend middle class values but rivals said it was just a tool for the authorities to suck support away from genuine opposition groups. The new party...

Liberals Form Party With State Support

17 November 2008By Francesca Mereu / Staff WriterIn what is widely seen as a Kremlin attempt to round out the political spectrum with obedient parties, three liberal parties voted Sunday to merge into a new pro-business party...

Medvedev looks to better days in Russia-U.S. ties under Obama

WASHINGTON, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president gave a speech in Washington welcoming Barack Obama's election victory, and voicing hope that years of tensions in Russia-U.S. relations can be overcome. Dmitry...

Garry Kasparov: The master who won't be Putin's pawn

Garry Kasparov was involved in some epic clashes during his time as the world's leading chess player, but of late, he's picked an opponent that he seems most unlikely to defeat: Vladimir Putin. Revered in Russia as a chess...

Russians Fear Major Financial Crisis

Many people in Russia think the country could fall back into a difficult financial situation like the one experienced in 1998, according to a poll by Bashkirova & Partners. 46.3 per cent of respondents share this view, while...

Russian view of Obama's Election

The results of the US presidential elections always draw worldwide attention. As one Russian liberal of the older generation noted somewhat paradoxically: ‘If I were American, I would of course vote for Obama - firstly because...

Obama's Challenge

With the election of a new US President, everyone is focused on the "First 100 Days." How Obama transitions into the presidency impacts not just the U.S. but the entire global system. What happens to U.S. relations with Iraq,...

Thousands rally against Saakashvili in Tbilisi

TBILISI (AFP) - More than 10,000 opponents of President Mikheil Saakashvili rallied in Tbilisi on Friday in the first major show of discontent since Georgia's crushing defeat in an August war with Russia. >>

Medvedev launches constitutional amendment

DOUG SAUNDERS From Wednesday's Globe and Mail MOSCOW — As if to counter the mood of democratic change in the United States, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev launched Tuesday a constitutional amendment that would allow him and...

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